Season to date blocking is much improved per PFF

[Jim14510]

Here are Uncle Donnie's recruits from the 2023 class, including Transfer Portal and Walk-on additions:

Sam Sledge	OG	6-04	270	Omaha	NE
Mason Goldman	OT	6-06	260	Gretna	NE
Brock Knutson	OT	6-07	285	Scottsbluff	NE
Gunnar Gottula	OT	6-06	255	Lincoln	NE
Jacob Hood (Transfer Portal)	OL	6-08	345	Nashville	TN
Grant Seagren (Walk On)	OL	6-6	250	Oakland	NE

JFC, that's indefensible for a Blue Blood school like Nebraska.

Missed Ben Scott

 

[LoudHogRider]

How come you didn't include Scott, Knaak, Connealy, Borchers and Brandl?

Great question: the source I used didn't list them. Sumbitch.

 

[CornHub]

Granted Donnie did nothing. He was just fortunate it was a good class in Nebraska.

We've seen plenty of Nebraska highschool players not end up at Nebraska. This year's recruiting class is pretty good as well.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

It is pretty obvious none of the guys playing OT can move well enough laterally to pass block from that position. Probably no coach could truly fix that. The current guys simply lack the required athleticism to play P5 tackle.

That's a reasonable point and if uncle Donny is around next fall it will be interesting to see if he in fact trots out the same tackles who can't do it

 

[CornHub]

That's a reasonable point and if uncle Donny is around next fall it will be interesting to see if he in fact trots out the same tackles who can't do it

The biggest problem is I'm not sure you want to start any true freshmen on the oline. That's how we got into this mess to begin with. I think Benhart is more than serviceable for one more season until somebody behind him is ready to take over. The left side they badly need to find someone in the portal this off season.

The next challenge is this year's highschool recruiting class was a horrible year for offensive tackles. Even the guys Nebraska has recruited that are labeled as tackles, in my eyes they all look like guards. Finding one LT that can come in and play right away for ideally two years would be great. Finding another LT that would be able to take over after some development in case of injury would be great too.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

The biggest problem is I'm not sure you want to start any true freshmen on the oline. That's how we got into this mess to begin with. I think Benhart is more than serviceable for one more season until somebody behind him is ready to take over. The left side they badly need to find someone in the portal this off season.

The next challenge is this year's highschool recruiting class was a horrible year for offensive tackles. Even the guys Nebraska has recruited that are labeled as tackles, in my eyes they all look like guards. Finding one LT that can come in and play right away for ideally two years would be great. Finding another LT that would be able to take over after some development in case of injury would be great too.

They have to use money in the portal and that's pretty much non-negotiable. And/Or Knaak has to not suck.

I'm not as down on the HS OT class because chucklehead recruiting services are not good at OL

 

[CornHub]

They have to use money in the portal and that's pretty much non-negotiable. Or Knaak has to not suck

I believe there will be a little more urgency to find LTs in the portal this off season now that Rhule has seen for himself what we have at that position.

 

[Carm]

That's a reasonable point and if uncle Donny is around next fall it will be interesting to see if he in fact trots out the same tackles who can't do it

Corcoran may still be around. I doubt the rest of the line will be - it would be year 6.